Safe Wind Speed
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PackRat, I’ve had a few runs out to Wyoming and signed up for their text updates from Wydot…..This time of year I bet I get 2-3 every day at least about I-80 or I-25 being closed for wind or winter conditions
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
Well, I am shut down for the third time in four days, either in Colorado or Wyoming. This month of December has been brutal for driving out here. Three more weeks and I'm finished here, though.
I've got an 11k pound load to Cheyenne. Expecting to be shut down up there.
Yikes... That's super light for this week! Had to shut down in Rawlins for a couple hours yesterday with 40k. Thankfully skedaddled out around 14:00 and blew down to SLC. THANKFULLY, three hours from home in PHX now.... It's been a long four weeks out.
Are you referring to this past Saturday? I was in NE Ohio, and the wind was really bad. I was returning to Wooster on 75South and 30East with an empty dry van and had to stop twice because the winds.
Is there such thing as a safe wind speed? I know, that flipping a dry van is a complex multi-factor event, but still, measuring in mph? Today I was driving east on US-30 in Indiana and Ohio, there was a wind warning, and I could feel it even with a 43,000 lbs load... The wind ripped the flag at a rest area, it was probably 30-40 mph...
Dang.. YOU got that Saturday 'lottery?' . . . I was PRAYING Tom didn't.
Sorry, man.
Glad you're okay!! We had hell on 30 in the JEEP!!
~ a ~
Dry Van:
A trailer or truck that that requires no special attention, such as refrigeration, that hauls regular palletted, boxed, or floor-loaded freight. The most common type of trailer in trucking.TWIC:
Transportation Worker Identification Credential
Truck drivers who regularly pick up from or deliver to the shipping ports will often be required to carry a TWIC card.
Your TWIC is a tamper-resistant biometric card which acts as both your identification in secure areas, as well as an indicator of you having passed the necessary security clearance. TWIC cards are valid for five years. The issuance of TWIC cards is overseen by the Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security.
OOS:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.
PackRat, I’ve had a few runs out to Wyoming and signed up for their text updates from Wydot…..This time of year I bet I get 2-3 every day at least about I-80 or I-25 being closed for wind or winter conditions
Good to see you AROUND, man!
Well, I am shut down for the third time in four days, either in Colorado or Wyoming. This month of December has been brutal for driving out here. Three more weeks and I'm finished here, though.
I've got an 11k pound load to Cheyenne. Expecting to be shut down up there.
Yikes... That's super light for this week! Had to shut down in Rawlins for a couple hours yesterday with 40k. Thankfully skedaddled out around 14:00 and blew down to SLC. THANKFULLY, three hours from home in PHX now.... It's been a long four weeks out.
If y'all didn't see this in Ms. Laura's (IDMtnGal's) 'snow' reply ... thread:
Here's a good cache of the 511's for up in the 'weather' areas . . .
Peace & be safe, y'all!
~ Anne ~
ps: Ohio is OHGO dot com jsyk!
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.
Well, I am shut down for the third time in four days, either in Colorado or Wyoming. This month of December has been brutal for driving out here. Three more weeks and I'm finished here, though.
I've got an 11k pound load to Cheyenne. Expecting to be shut down up there.
Yikes... That's super light for this week! Had to shut down in Rawlins for a couple hours yesterday with 40k. Thankfully skedaddled out around 14:00 and blew down to SLC. THANKFULLY, three hours from home in PHX now.... It's been a long four weeks out.
Its even lighter. A whopping 6123 pounds 😳
Not as light as our empty "backhauls" each trip.
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I've got an 11k pound load to Cheyenne. Expecting to be shut down up there.